Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-06

THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Events of Interest TO Persons who AID.
mire Athletics.

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mire Athletics.
Feb. SACK Fogarty was knocked out by
Jack Dempsey, in twenty-six rounds, at New
York city, for $4,000 and the middleweight
championship. Feb. l6.-Jem Smith and
Aft Greenfield, both of England, fought thir
teen rounds near Chantilly, France. The
referee decided it draw March 14.-Jack
Dempsey whipped George LeBlanche, the
Marine" at Larchmont, L. /. The result Of
the fight left Dempsey the undispnted middle
weight champion Of the United States
March 23---Tommy Warren defeated Tommy
Barnes for the featherweight champion.
ship of the world, at Mil Creek, forty.
six miles from Louisville, Ky, in forty
rounds. July PETER j. Nolan beat
Jack Burke, the "Irish Lad" in eight
rounds at Chester park, Cincinnati
Providence wonder" in eight rounds az Ridge.
wood park, Brooklyn. Sept. ls-Jobn l. Suit
legheny City. Pa. Oct. 2o--Johnny McAulifre, %
Brooklyn, defeated Billy Frazier, OF Somerville
Mass, at Boston, for the lightweight champion
ship OF the United States knocking him out In
the twenty-hrst round. In the same ring Isaac
Weir, the Belfast Spider" defeated James T.
Fuhry, Of Bangor, Me-, IN four ro nds, for the
New England featherweight championship; Nov
13-Paddy Ryan was knocked out by John L.
Sullivan at the Mechanics Pavilion, San Fran
cisco, in three rounds. Nov % -Dominick Nc.
Caffrey knocked sparrow Golden out of time
few miles Of New York city.
Jan. s0-Jacob Schaefer, the billiard expert
defeated Maurice Nignaux, OF France, at New
York Apr. 3.-The Cambridge University boat
crew beat the Oxford crew on the Thames Eng
land course from Putney 70 Mortlake May a.
Ben ali wins the Kentucky Derby. May To-
Myers. the American runner, defeated George for
the third time az one mile, thereby winning
the championship June 19.--J. d. Haggins' bay
colt Ban Fox, with Hayward up, won the Coney
Island Derby. June THE Puritan won the race
for first class soops in the Eastern yacht club at
Marblehead, Mass July 2--Yale defeated Har
ward for the rowing championship Of American
colleges az New London, Conn Sept i.-William
Beach defeated John Teemer for the worlds
London, England. Sept. 1.-THE international
yacht race was won by the Mayfower, the Amer
lea cup thus remaining In this country. Sept 10
George W. Lee, Of New Jersey, beat Neil Matter.
son, Of Australia, on the Thames river, England
Sept l5.-Beach beat Gaudaur over the Thames
championship course, London, England sept
lS.-The Maynower won the race for first class
yachts in the Newport regatta, defeating the Gal
atea and Puritan. Sept. 2J.--William Beach, OF
Australia, defeated Wallace Ross for the cham
pionship OF the world over the Thames course,
London, England. Time, 2S;05. Oct. 2.--W. q.
George defeated Cummings In a ten mile foot
race at Birmingham England. Oct e.--The Chi
cago club won Che League baseball championship
pennant; the Utica club took the international
championship, while the st. Louis Browns again
carried of the honors In the American aSsocia.
ton Oct. g. At St. Louis the st. Louis Browns,
champions u the American association, defeated
the Chicago club, the League champions, for the
fourth time. thus winning the worlds baseball
championship and the entire receipts Of the six
games played Nov. 25.--Yale beat Princeton at
football on the latters grounds by one touchdown.
Princeton protested